Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Brazil
Brazil: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 1.10 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Brazil stood at 1.10 million. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Brazil peaked at 1.10 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 110,000, in 1990.
That places Brazil 9th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 110,000 | — |
| 1991 | 140,000 | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 160,000 | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 190,000 | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 210,000 | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 220,000 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 240,000 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 260,000 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 270,000 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 290,000 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 300,000 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 310,000 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 320,000 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 330,000 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 340,000 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 360,000 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 380,000 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 400,000 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 420,000 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 450,000 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 490,000 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 530,000 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 570,000 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 620,000 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 660,000 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 710,000 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 770,000 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 820,000 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 870,000 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 920,000 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 970,000 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.10 million | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.10 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,000, 57.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.10 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,000, 39.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27.3% | 110,000 | 140,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209,000 | 110,000 | 290,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 361,000 | 300,000 | 450,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 696,000 | 490,000 | 920,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million | 970,000 | 1.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Brazil?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Brazil was 1.10 million in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.